Subgenre Sampler
Documentary > Sociology: 162 Films to Buy & Rent
Position Among The Stars (Stand van de Sterren) (2010)
- Dir. Leonard Retel Helmrich
- Although the third part in a longing running trilogy, this engrossing documentary stands on its own as an eye–opening chapter in the life of…
Sweetgrass (2010)
- Dir. Lucien Castaing-Taylor, Ilisa Barbash
- An unsentimental elegy to the American West, this follows the last modern–day cowboys to lead their flocks of sheep up into Montana's…
A Good Man (2009)
- Dir. Safina Uberoi
- A strange and surprisingly beautiful documentary about an Australian sheep farmer who decides to cover his quadriplegic wife's medical expenses by…
Good Hair (2009)
- Dir. Jeff Stilson
Feat. Chris Rock
- Comedian Chris Rock explores cultural identity by way of black America's obsession with hair in this warm and witty social documentary.
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His & Hers (2009)
- Dir. Ken Wardrop
- A collection of straight–talking vignettes informs this sweet, affecting, often witty documentary in which Irish women of all ages talk about…
Hoarders (TV Series) (2009)
- Exploitative series tackles the obsessive compulsive disorders of various sad cases unable to part with their belongings. Taking its cues from…
Last Train Home (2009)
- Dir. Lixin Fan
- A startling and vivid humanist documentary on China's ceaseless industrial growth, centred on one couple who make the annual migration from city to…
Louis Theroux - The Strange and the Dangerous (2009)
- More madness from Television's favourite faux–naif Louis Theroux, this time with our unfailing polite host coming face to face with some truly…
Love At The Twilight Motel (2009)
- Dir. Alison Rose
- Curious peek behind the doors of Miami's seedy Twilight Motel, a rent–by–the–hour establishment frequented by all manner of…
Love, Lust & Lies (2009)
- Dir. Gillian Armstrong
- The fifth film in the documentary series about the lives, hopes and dreams of three lively, working class Adelaide girls (now aged 47) since they…